Looking for a hands-on winter STEM activity that is easy to prep, filled with student excitement, and uses simple, reusable materials? This Bundle is the perfect addition to your science block, engineering unit, makerspace, or holiday activities!

1. Elf Snowball Launcher

2. Toy Delivery Zip Line

3. Santa Crash Kit

With just simple supplies every classroom has, students design, build, test, and improve their own device to solve a winter problem This activity encourages creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and problem-solving—all while keeping prep to an absolute minimum.

✨ What’s Included

• Clear teacher directions
• Student planning sheet
• Simple materials list
• STEM engineering design process steps
• Reflection questions and challenge variations
  

🌟 Why Teachers Love This Resource

• Low Prep: Grab a few everyday supplies and you’re ready to go—no complicated setup or expensive materials.

• Reusable Materials: Paper rubber bands, popsicle sticks, paper, paper clips
  
• High Engagement: Students are instantly hooked as they experiment with design choices, angles, and force.
  
• Flexible Use: Perfect for winter, STEM bins, early finishers, stations, substitutes, or a full STEM challenge lesson.
  
• Supports Collaboration & Creativity: Students work independently or with partners to brainstorm, build, test, and improve their device
  
• Aligned with STEM Standards: Covers engineering design, forces & motion, measurement, predictions, and data collection.
  

🎯 Learning Objectives

Students will:

• Apply the engineering design process
• Explore force, motion
• Test variables and make revisions based on results
• Communicate ideas through planning, labeling, and reflection
  

🧊 Perfect For:

• Winter STEM days
• Makerspaces
• STEAM Fridays
• Hands-on science units
• Small-group instruction
• Sub plans
• After-school clubs

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